i'AGE TWO
EXCLUSIVE NEWS DISPATCHE3
WILLAMETTE VALLEY NEWS
BY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1931
SILVERTON HAS
MANY ENTRIES;
DATE APRIL 17
Silverton The public speaking
contest sponsored by the Principals'
association of Marion county will
be held In SUverton April 17. This
contest vas held here four years
go.
Herman Kraemer, principal of the
local Junior high school is chairman
of the committee for thla contest
and has appointed Lou Ann Chase
of the senior high faculty to have
charge of the contest which will be
held In the auditorium of the eu
gene Field building.
... Junior, senior and elementary
high schools may participate for
three prizes which will be awarded
each division.
.. Eighth grade students may choose
their subjects for declaramatlons.
,. High school students will make
extemneraneous tains on tne sud-
Ject, "The Unemployment Problem
Jo the United States," talking not
more than six minutes.
Schools up to date entering these
contests are. high. Silverton. wood
burn and Turner; elementary, Sil
verton, Mt. Tngcl, West Btayton,
Hazel Dell, Jefferson, North Ban'
tiam. St. Louis.
The Judge so far selected Is Rev,
Thomas Hardle of the Methodist
church of McMinnville. Two more
will be selected later.
UNCLE JIMMY' HOLDS
92ND BIRTHDAY DATE
Silverton "Uncle Jimmy" Mauld
ing. who has been confined In tlie
Deaconess hospital for some time,
has just passed his 82nd birthday
anniversary.
"Uncle Jimmy," who was bcrn In
Iowa, has spent most of his time
In Oregon and many years in ana
near Silverton where he has been
a familiar and a pleasant figure for
many years.
,Hls son Charlie and family, his
grandson Roy. and his nieces, Sadie
Barkhurst and Rhoda Barkhurst,
motored to Salem to be with him on
the event of his birthday and found
him as usual, happy and contented
and asking about his many Silver-
ton friends.
EXPERT RAIDERS ON
VISIT NEAR HUBBARD
. Hubbard Some expert chicken
Stealing has been going on In the
country district northeast of Hub
bard. E. U. Anderson reports the
loss of 40 choice Rhode Island Reds.
Anderson said that a flash light or
lantern must have been uacd as
the stolen birds were selected from
the roosting flock, no old birds be
ing taken. The chicken houses are
right on the farm yard where a dog
guards the entrance. The dog bark
ing disturbed the farmer but the loss
was not discovered until the next
day. No trace of the thieves has been
found.
Sublimity Knights
Presented Program
Sublimity A large and apprecla-
tlve gathering of Knights of Colum
bus met Bt the C. P. Hall, Sublim
ity. Tuesday evening, to assist In
commemorating the St. Patrick
event which happen to fall on their
regular meeting night. The atten
dance prize contest, running for the
put six months, was won by Albert
Welter. Some of the K. c. nana en
tcrtained with musical numbers.
Pet Pigeon Proves
Popular on Jaunts
Qulnaby Much Interest is being
shown in the pet pigeon owned by
Mrs. Chester Pugh who is 111 In San
Francisco, and who left the pigeon
with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pugh at
Clear Lake until she recovers. Mrs.
Pugh picked up the bird where It
had fallen from a high nest near
her home at Shrevesiwrt, La., and
from that time until recently has
never been separated from it. It ac
companied the Pughs from Louisi
ana when they came by motor from
that place, laying three eggs
route, and sitting upon them. Later
it travclrd bark to the south and a
second time returned to Oregon
with them, thus making three trips
across the country..
Koppes Are Hosts
Mt. Angel Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Koipes enter tallica at dinner Tues
day evening In their home. Decora
tions appropriate to St. Patrick's
day were used on the table. Covers
were placed for Mr. and Mrs. K. T.
BlsciiIuj, Mr. and Mrs. Jicob Kop
les, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Terhaar and
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Koppos.
LODGE I. KADKR M E
Jefferson Mrs. Minnie White, as
sociate grand matron of the O. E.
8. will make an official visit to Eu
clid chapter of Jefferson Saturday.
School of Instruction will bt held
In the afternoon and a special
meeting at night.
Molalla Aid Has
Meeting at Church
Molalla The Ladles' Aid of the
Methodist Episcopal church met in
the basement of the church Wed
nesday afternoon. The time was
spent sewing and working on a
quilt. It was decided to give a food
sale Saturday In the bank building.
A committee consisting of Mrs.
Peter Ficken, Mrs. Peter Faurle
and Mrs. H. steininger was ap
pointed. I
WOMEN OBSERVE
FOUNDERS' DAY
Jefferson "Founders' day" of the
woman's foreign missionary society
of the Methodist church was ob
served at the home of Mrs. George
C. Mason Wednesday afternoon.
The president of the society, Miss
Addle Libby, had charge of the
business meeting and also led the
devotionals.
Mrs. D. George Cole was program
leader, the topic of which was
women In Social and welfare
Work". This concerned the work of
women In the foreign mission fields.
principally native women, who
have been trained as missionaries.
Readings on the subject were given
by Mrs. J. O. Fontaine and Mrs.
George C. Mason. Mrs. J. G. Fon
taine led the Founders' day litany
ana nymn, responses being made by
the members. At the tea hour re
freshments were served by the
hostess, assisted by Miss Laura
Mason.
Members present were Miss Ad-
die Llbby, Mrs. C. M. Smith, Mrs. J.
G. Fontaine, Mrs. D. George Cole,
Mrs. Charles McKee, Mrs. Earl
Lynes, Mrs. Earl Phelps, Mrs. S. M.
Green, Mrs. Mabel Davis, Mrs. R. C.
Thomas and the hostess, Mrs.
George C. Mason, Guests for the
afternoon were Mrs. N. E. Miller,
Mrs. Nora Holt and Miss Laura
Mason.
SHERIDAN ALTAR CLU
GIVEN TWO AFFAIRS
RODENT CONTROL
MOVE LAUNCHED;
FARMERS SUFFER
Dallas Farmers of the Bethel
Heights district have found that
grey squirrels make serious Inroads
on their walnuts and other crops.
A petition signed by property .own
ers of that district was received In
the county agent's office the past
week urging the strictest enforce
ment of the compulsory poisoning
law this year.
Bethel Heights Is a continuation
of the Eola hills north and east of
the Bethel schoolhouse. The petition
was signed by property owners hold
ing 1491 acres in that area. They re
port that their trouble is largely
with non-resident owners who have
failed to take any steps to control
the squirrels on their property.
L. D. Waring has been appointed
committeeman for that district and
J. R. Beck in his capacity as rodent
control suj)ervisor states that these
men will be given every support in
the control of this pestiferous rod
ent.
Polk County School
Contests Are Listed
And Are Varied Ones
Dallas Josiah Wills, county school superintendent, has
selected the dates of various activities in schools throughout
the county, ihe time and places are as per the following list:
County typing contest at Mon-
mouth April 11 at 10 a. m,
YAMHILL MEET
. VISITOR FROM COAST
Jefferson Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Wled have as their guest Mrs. Mary
Lamb, a teacher In the Tillamook
schools. It Is visiting week with the
Tillamook schools and Mrs. Lamb,
with Misses Ruth Nelson, Prances
Byram and Laveme Seehale, have
been visiting schools at Corvallls and
Independence.
ENROLLED AT NOBLK
Scot Is Mills Daniel and Robert
Schmalta, pupils of the school here,
have moved to Noble at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Dejardln and
have enrolled In the school then.
i HOME FROM COLLEGE
Wadlo Hills Roger Comstock,
the ton of Mr. and Mra. Edson
Comstock arrived noma Friday
morning (or tha spring vacation.
Roger Is a freshman at the Uni
versity of Oregon. He has attended
the Oenterriew school here and la
ter was graduated from tlx Silver
ton high school. J
Sheridan Mrs. Joe Hintzen and
her daughter, Mrs. Ed Spring were
joint hostesses to the Altar society
of the church of the Good Shep
herd at the Ed Spring home. The
Altar society meets twice each
month, once for business and once
for a social afternoon and this
was the regular social meeting.
Some of the women spent the
time, under the direction of Father
L. J. Dorouin, cutting out church
vestment preparatory to making
them for use in the altar service of
the church. Others worked on a
quilt for the annual church bazaar.
Mrs. Spring and her mother
served a one course lunch to their
guests at tlie close of the afternoon.
The party was continued In the
evening at the parish house, where
Kcv. Dorouin was host at a at.
Patrick's party.
Those present were Mrs. Walter
Grace, Mrs. Floyd Hamstrcet, Mrs.
Margaret Hlnten, Miss Martha
Hintzcn. Mrs. Joe Gross, Mrs. Matt
Kurt, Mrs. Matt Kranthoefer. Mrs.
Paul Dempsey, Mrs. Alex Jigoux,
Mrs. Jack Lalfin, Mrs. Matt Hint
sen, Mrs. Ed Spring, Mrs. Joe
Hintzen, and Rev. L. J. Dorouin.
Members of the Altar society who
will represent Sheridan at the
meeting of the national council of
Catholic women In Portland March
38 are Mrs. Floyd Hamstreet and
Miss Martha Hintzen.
Sheridan Sheridan and Willa-
mina bankers were hosts to the
Yamhill County Bankers' associa
tion In the banquet hall of the Ma'
sonic temple. All banks of Yam
hill county were well represented.
Over 50 were guests for the din-
ner served by the women of the
Civic Improvement club. Music
during tlie banquet was furnished
by Smith's orchestra. Harry Sher
man of Dayton, president of the
association, presided as toastmast-
The address of the evening was
given by Thcodoro H. P. Cramer.
secretary of the State Bunkers' as
sociation, on the legislative ac
complishments of the last session.
Among tlie visitors were A. A
Schramm, state superintendent of
banks; representatives from a num
ber of Portland banks, and John
Thornburg of Forest Grove, who as
representative - from Washington
county brought with him a car
load of bankers.
Sheridan -and WlUamina had as
special guests all the senators and
representatives from Yamlll county.
all of whom to(d of their experi
ences at the recent session of the
state legislature.
Tandy Auction Has
Crowd, Jefferson
jeuerson In spite of the Inclem
ent weather the auction sale of the
Household goods of Mrs. Sally O.
Tandy was well attended and on
the average, good prices were re
ceived.
Mrs. Tandy, accompanied by her
aaugnter, Mrs. Marvin Hutchings.
and granddaughter Sarah Margaret,
cxpeci to leave Sunday evening for
Mrs. nuirnings- home In Bakers
field, Calif. Mrs. Tandy will visit
there a few weeks before leaving for
ixwisvuie, Ky.. where she will make
her home with her son-ln-lnw and
aaugnter, Mr. and Mrs. Burt. Mrs.
Tandy has been a resident of Jet
ferson for the past 30 years, her
husband, the late 8. R. Tandy, being
in tne real estate business.
Pie Social Set
Sllverlon Next Wcdncsdnv eve
nlng in the basement of the- Im-
munuel Lutheran church the young
iironies society will Kive a no no.
clal. All girls and ladles attending
are requested to orliin a pie. In con
nection Willi tins then- will be a
program given after the business
meeting.
LOLA l TI K ILL
Eola A. O. Brown and wife of
McNary station have been seriously
ill for several days with the flu.
They are recovering 6)owly.
Aumsville Mrs. Rile Rowlands Is
confined to her bed suffering from
a siege of tlie tnriucuro. Miss Leota
Bradley has been absent from
sclwol suffering from an attack of
tlie measles. Bhe Is under Ihe care
or Dr. Bcaurhanin of Ptnvton.
ALLENS ARE HOSTS
FOR CLUB MEMBERS
Mill City The home of Mr. and
Mrs. T. W. Allen was the scene of
a St. Patrick's party Tuesday eve
ning when the Saturday Night
club entertained with 10 tables of
"500" for a number of friends. Eight
prizes were awarded. The guest
prizes went to Mrs. F. R. Olin for
high score and W. H. Pancoast;
consolation prizes to Sylvia Oooch
and C, M. Cline. Club prizes were
given to Mrs. E. C. Gordon and A.
D. Scott for high score and Mrs. T.
W. Allen and R. L. Cooper, consola
tion. Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
C. M. Cline, Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Chest
nut, Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Gordon, Mr.
and Mrs. 'Richard Saucier, Mr. and
Mrs. T. W. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. W.
R. Olin, Dr. and Mrs. Allen, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Taylor, Mr and Mrs.
Charles Gentry, Mr. and Mrs. A. D.
Scott, Mr. and Mrs. H. M, Ladd, Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Cooper, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Haseman, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Alien, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Schroeder. Jake Lettenmaler,
D. B. Hill, W. H. Pancoast, Clara
Ellsworth, Daisy Hendricson, Sylvia
Oooch and Adalalde Allen.
Spelling contest at Dallas In the
high school on April 25 at 8 p. m.
Grade declamatory contest, divi
sions 2 and 4, comprising the third
and fourth grades and the seventh
and ctgth grades at West Salem In
the Community hall on May 19 at
B p. m.
On May 11 and 15 eighth grade
examinations will be carried on
throughout the county
The second half of the grade de
clamatory contest composed of
grades one and three and five and
six will be held In tlie Dallas high
school May is at 8 p. m.
The high school declamatory
contest in the dramatic and humor
ous divisions Is scheduled for Falls
City May 21 at 8 p. m.
The county track and field meet
will take place at the Monmouth
Normal school May 23 at 1 p. m.
On the evening of May 23 at the
Normal school the extemporaneous
and oratorical divisions in the high
school declamatory contests are to
take place. In the course of the
evening medals won at the field
meet will be presented.
Concluding the list of activities
for the school year among the
grade schools Is their track and
field meet set for May 16 at Mon
mouth Normal.
HIGH POWER LINES
WORRY TO FIREMEN
BADLY BURNED
Mill City Tony Silbernagel was
Badly burned by the explosion of
gasoline Thursday noon. He picked
up a can which he thought was ker
osene to rebuild a fire, but It was
gasoline Instead of kerosene and
there were some coals left which
caused an explosion and lib clothes
caught on fire.
Several men nearby put out the
fire as quickly as passible, but his
woolen clothes made the burn more
serious. H. H. Labenz was quite
badly burned on the hands and
arms trying to help SUbernagcL
faiibernagcl was takeh Immediate
ly to tlie Mill City hospital where
ne received medical aid.
WACONDA CLUB
ANNUAL BAZAAR
PLANS SUBJECT
VVGODBURN WGTU IS
GUEST AT HAWLEYS
Molalla The Molalla volunteer
fire department held a meeting in
the city hall this week and decided
that at a comin? meeting a repre
sentative from the Pacific Northwest
Power company will be asked to
talk on the bla voltage lines in Mo
lalla, and instruct the firemen as to
where they are, 50 in case of fire
the water will not be used on the
buildings where so many of these
wires are Installed.
The electric depot Is one of the
places surrounded with high voltage
wires that would cause fatalities If
water were used on it, In case of fire.
During the time that' Lawrence
Masterton was fire chief the study
of these lines In Molalla was taken
up, but only four members of the
department at present, were In the
department at that time.
Bishop Will Speak
At Woodburn Church
Woodburn Bishop Walter T.
Sumner of Portland, assisted by
Rev. George Herbert Swift of Sa
lem, will hold services at St. Mary's
Episcopal church on Sunday eve
ning at 7:30 o'clock. There will be
a sermon by the bishop, baptism
and a rlass of communicants. St.
Paul's choir of Salem Is expected to
be prcii. nt.
Party Is Postponed
Bethel -Mrs. J. M. Nichols, presi
dent ot tlie Bethel Dorcas club, an
nounces that the benefit card party
to have been held at tlie home of
Mr. and Mrs, W. L. Creech March
24, ban been indefinitely positioned.
owing lo the Illness of Mrs. Mellnda
Creech.
Nt'OTTS MILLS (II'KST
Scotia Mills Mrs, Paul Mum-
power and mother-in-law. Mrs. Nan
Mumpower of Portland visited re
cently at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
F. L. Slut vcn. Mrs. Nan Mumpower
and Mr. Sktrven are cousins. A
half sister of Nan Mumpower from
Hollywood. Calif., who la visiting
her. atvomiMiilert them.
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FIRST SHOWING IN SALEM
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COMING Sl'NDAY,
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Woodburn The Woodburn W. C.
T. U. met at the home of Mrs. D.
H. Hawley on Friday afternoon.
Mrs. J. D. Woodfln presided and
the regular business of the month
waj transacted. A dollar was re
ceived from Mrs. Libbie Morcom of
Dodgeville, Wis., formerly of Wood
burn, for the purpose of purchasing
special W. C. T. U. blotters to be
distributed to the school children.
During the program hour a skit
entitled, "Bargain Day." was pre
sented by Mrs. James H. Livesay,
Mrs. C. J. Rice, Mrs. Beatrice Im
pscoven, Mra. S. A, Patterson and
Mrs. B. O. Brown. Two vocal se
lections were given by Misses Faye
Foster, Joyce and Helen Woodfln.
Refreshments were served by the
hostess. ' .
Waconda An Interesting meet
lng of the Waconda communnlty
club was held Wednesday at the
home ot Mrs. Karl Brown north of
Waconda. Quilting for the hostess
was the outstanding work for the
day, others In the group embroid
ering on the quilt blocks for the an
nual Christmas charity quilt, which
is auctioned off each year by the
Elks lodge In Salem, and the pro
ceeds used by them for charity.
A report was given on absent
members who are ill and greetings
were read from Mrs. A. L. Lamb,
the club secretary, who has been In
Medford for the past month. Mrs.
Henry C. Stafford took charge of
the secretary's work, due to the ab
sence of the assistant secretary,
Mrs. Allyn Nusom.
Plans for the annual bazaar were
discussed and layed aside for the
coming year. A program and sup
per will be held this year Instead of
the bazaar. All articles made will be
held over for one year.
Mrs. Cora Spurlock and Mrs.
Oeorge Brown were special guests
for the day. In the club group were
Mrs. C. C. Russell. Mrs. Elsworth
Hubbard, Mrs. William McGilchrist,
Mrs. Lewis Hall. Mrs. Francis Nu
som, Mrs. Ed Scharf, Mra. Frank
Cannard, Mrs. Aaron Nusom, Mrs.
Ben Larkics, Mrs. Charles M. Hall.
Mrs. Robert Cole, Mrs. Henry C.
Stafford. Mrs. Branford, Mrs. J. J.
Miller, Mrs. George Lemery, Mrs.
Frank Felton and dauhgter, Velle;
Mrs. Fern Runcorn and the hostess,
Mrs. Karl Brown.
The next regular meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. George
Lemery Wednesday afternoon,
April 1, with Mrs. Frank Felton and
Mrs. Lemery as Joint hostesses.
ent and was signed up for the com
lng Buckerco, July 3, 4 and 5. He
Is an expert .In hi line and has
been on the Pantages circuit for
the past three years. He has re
cently been appearing In the middle
west and California. His services
will be an asset to the Molalla show
Hs comes from Texas and Oklahoma.
The association also talked over
plans of having an athletic meet
In the near future If a suitable
place can be found. A committee
consisting of E. E. Turner, X. R.
Wallace, James V. Blake, Mayor
Everhart and Henry Case was ap
pointed for this.
FANCY ROPER SIGNS
FOR MOLALLA RODEO
BRIERY GOES SOITH
Woodburn P. W. Briery left
Thursday for San Francisco on a
business trip. While In California
Briery will visit his children, Ralph
and Ruth, at Los Anceles.
Molalla Members of the Molalla
Molalla Buckevoo association held
meeting Tuesday evening in the
city hall. President F. M. Henrik
sen, presided at the meeting. Other
officers present were secretary,
Louis Daugherty; treasurer, George
Case; directors, Fred Damm, Mayor
H. N. Everhart, Dr. J. V. Robertson,
Elton Ralston. Henry Case, E. E.
Turner. Bill Dehler. J. E. Riddcll,
E. R. Wallace, J. V. Blake, and Nor
man Kenney.
Tex Covey, fancy roper, was pres-
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NINE DAY PUBLIC
NOYENA OBSERVED
Mt. Angel The closing services ot
a nine day public noveiia to St.
Joseph was solemnized by solemn
benediction in the St. Benedict ab
bey church, Thursday evening.
Tlie novena services with bene
diction were held every evening
since March 11th In the Abbey
church. Tlie seminarians sang at
tlie services, with special singing at
the closing day. This was the second
annual public novena held, and a
large number were present. j
POPPY SALE TO
BE HELD AGAIN
Silverton At the meeting of the
Auxiliary of the American Legion
this week Mrs. Harry Wilson was
made chairman of the poppy sale
committee, this sale to be held on
Memorial day when it Is hoped by
the auxiliary ladles that everyone
of the 1500 popples sent to them
will be sold.
Mrs. Dell Barber was appointed
auxiliary delegate to the cemetery
meetings.
Mrs. Jack Ballantyne. president of
the Marlon county health unit, told
of the clinics regularly held at the
local health center and also stated
that she may need some of tlie aux
iliary ladles to help her at various
times.
Soma children's garments which
had been made by the local auxi
liary members were sent to the gen
eral child welfare committee In
Portland where they may be pro
cured for needy veterans' children.
BROWN IN HOSPITAL
Gervais Samuel Esson Brown
oldest son of Senator and Mrs. 8.
H. Brown was operated on for ap
pendicitis at the Oregon City hos
pital Tuesday and Is recovering
nicely.
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